NEW YORK
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By Alicia Ramsay
From celebrities to average individuals, friends to family members, sexual abuse and domestic violence have scarred the lives of thousands across the world. Many victims are forever silenced while some find the voice within them to speak up.
Take Back the Night, hosted by CUNY Lehman College in the Bronx, New York on Tuesday, April 24 served to support survivors, console them as they heal as well as bring awareness to students.
After introductory remarks by a campus counselor Nicole Madonna Rosario and Lehman’s vice president Jose Magdeleno and Dean John Holloway, attendees were reeled into the program with a student theatrical production called “The Witness.” It was written by Andre Bell and performed and directed by Lehman students.
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